How To › Email & Messaging How to Insert a Graphic or Animation Into an Outlook Signature Use a picture to spice up your email signature Share Pin Email Print Prathan Chorruangsak / EyeEm / Getty Images Email & Messaging Tips & Tricks Outlook Tips & Tricks Gmail Tips & Tricks Yahoo Tips & Tricks Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Key Concepts VoIP by Heinz Tschabitscher An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. Updated April 20, 2019 Your email signature sends a strong professional or promotional message. This is true for text, but images convey meaning faster and in a richer manner. Of course, pictures can be added just for fun, too. Instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010, and Outlook for Office 365. How to Add Images to an Outlook Signature In Outlook, adding a graphic or animation (an animated GIF, for example) to your signature is as easy as adding a picture to an email. Go to the File tab. Heinz Tschabitscher Select Options. Heinz Tschabitscher In the Outlook Options dialog box, select Mail. Heinz Tschabitscher In the Compose messages section, select Signatures. In the Signatures and Stationery dialog box, go to the E-mail Signature tab and select New. If you want to add an image to an existing signature, select the signature you want to edit, then go to Step 8. Heinz Tschabitscher In the New Signature dialog box, enter a descriptive name for the new signature and select OK. Heinz Tschabitscher In the Signatures and Stationery dialog box, select the signature you want to edit, go to the Edit signature section, and enter the text you want to include. Heinz Tschabitscher Position the cursor where you want to insert the picture. In the Formatting toolbar, select Insert Picture. Heinz Tschabitscher Adding an attachment increases the message size. Select a small image (less than 200 KB) to avoid having it take up too much space in the email. In the Insert Picture dialog box, navigate to the folder that contains the image file, choose the image file, then select Insert. In the Signatures and Stationery dialog box, select OK to save the signature. Heinz Tschabitscher In the Outlook Options dialog box, select OK. Continue Reading